East Africa Community

EAC Hands Over Small Arms Marking Equipment to Partner States

The Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Hon. Hafsa Mossi and the Head of Development Cooperation for the European Union Delegation to Tanzania, Mr Enrico Strampelli, today handed over seven arms marking machines, five vehicles and other small arms control and office equipment to the five Partner States at a ceremony held at the […]

Activists call for transparency among East African Community countries

The Executive Director of African Policy Network Victoria Serunkuma has appealed to all the five East African Countries that form the East African Community bloc to ensure transparency to enable the success of the East Africa Common Market. The five member countries that form the East African Common Market which was operationalised on 1st June […]

Uganda Warid Telecom chief says East African Common Market will not help the industry much

The Chief Executive Officer of Warid Telecom in Uganda Madhur Taneja has indicated that the Coming East Africa Common Market slated to start operational on July 21st 2010 among the five East Africa Community block member countries will not help much to boost the Uganda Telecommunications sector because of the nature of the business. The […]

Ugandans urged to be cautious on East African Common Market

Representatives of Uganda on the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have urged Ugandans to be cautious with the East African Common Market and understand its protocols before getting excited by the privileges that arises from it’s implementation. The East African Common Market slated to commence on 1st July 2010 will enable East Africans freely move […]

EALA MPs wants a joint peace keeping force for East Africa

The East Africa Legislative Assembly is pushing for the various countries of the East African Community to have a joint peace keeping force rather than countries owning independent peace keeping forces that they send to given countries that face instability. One of the representatives of Uganda on EALA Dan Kidega has told a press briefing […]

East Africa Customs Union registers benefits, but funding integration a challenge

The President of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has called for more funding and planning to implement the East Africa Community and economic and political integration projects. He says that East African countries are repeating great benefits from the economic integration efforts so far achieved. Kikwete said this while delivering the State of the East African […]